AMD RADEON HD 5970 playing the new BF1 BETA PROBLEM

dycegamez · Aug 30, 2016

Ok I have a AMD RADEON HD 5970 on windows 7 64bit . when I try to check if I am uptodate on drivers of the card it says that I am, but when I try to launch the Battlefield 1 Beta it says dwtected amd driver version 15.20.1062. the required driver version is 16.20.1025 or later please update your drivers. but with no luck , can anyone point me in the right direction please and thank you so much dying to play this beta.

Rogue Leader · Aug 30, 2016

AMD stopped updating the drivers for cards lower than the HD 7000 series with the first release of Crimson beta which you can get here:

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows+7+-+64

That beta is 16.20.1 so it may work for you. Otherwise you are gonna need a GPU upgrade.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

K thank you, I paid 1000. for this card when it came out . I really don't wanna upgrade again , lol didn't think I had to . its a powerful card. if I did have to up grade what would you recommend , I guess money wouldn't be an option cuz its for my pc and that's a necessity lol. thank you

burgessanthony · Aug 31, 2016

Yes, unfortunately it is a bit behind by todays standards although fast on paper, would need xfire support in new games of course. What is your full pc spec? Recommendations are generally an rx480/gtx 1060 for 1080p and a gtx 1070 for 1440p. Generally.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

Oh ok , I have an rampage extreme 3 , 24gbs of ram , i7 980x, and the Radeon 5970 HD card.

burgessanthony :

burgessanthony · Aug 31, 2016

Well assuming your psu is decent (which I guess I is with the 5979) then a gtx 1060 at 1080p would be decent. I'm not sure how much that cpu would hold back newer games...its still fairly powerful. You might get away with a 1070 if you want to guarantee 1080p ultra or 1440p

N00b in RuSt · Aug 31, 2016

from battlelog (its fix your problem)

You can change the version number in the registry to the most recent one to make this game run. I just did that.

Thing is I don't know if you can run this game with CF or if it just uses a single card. If it's the latter, then it's gonna be too weak. I have a single 6970 and it's just barely enough to set some settings at medium (to reduce flicker) with the sacrifice of overclocking it with giving extra voltage and reduce the resolution to 75%... While maintaining 28-42 FPS... And my card is a bit stronger than yours...

Now, I wouldn't recommend it to you, unless you know how it works to use the registry. You have to open your driver software and check the current driver version. In my case it was 15.301.1901-160226a, your version will be most likely different.
Then, what you do is open the registry, and press CTRL+F and you search for your driver version. In my case what I did is left the -160226a, as it wasn't descripted in every string like that, so I searched for 15.301.1901 (again use your version to search or you will find nothing).
Oh I should mention the most current WHQL one is 16.30.2311-160718a.
So, whenever I found a string that was 15.301.1901-160226a, then I replaced it with 16.30.2311-160718a. When a string however was something like 15.301.1901.000 for example, then what I did is just 16.30.2311.000. So let the format be how it was. Get it? And just keep pressing F3 after changing each string until a box appears that it can't find anything anymore. Now you should be able to start this game.

I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE YOU CAUSE TO YOUR COMPUTER. You should know if you can handle this or not. If you think you can't, then don't. Simple.

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

Just want to mention this is a REALLY bad idea to change this in the registry, it can cause issues with other software (games included) that may use this flag as they will expect certain driver pieces to be in place, and when they are not the game will lock up or crash. Its sad because this GPU should be powerful enough for this game to play reasonably at medium at 1080p.

Try the Beta driver I linked there is no reason it should not work, and it fits within the games requirements.

N00b in RuSt · Aug 31, 2016

Rogue Leader :

but it work. Mb change it for beta time, and return it back later.

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

N00b in RuSt :

Or he could download the proper beta crimson driver I linked and not mess with the registry potentially messing up his system.

burgessanthony · Aug 31, 2016

yeah that reg hack is a bit crazy...wouldn't be messing with that at all.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

I downloaded that crimson beta and it still doesn't change for some reason? any ideas why?

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

dycegamez :

The game still gives you the error?

You should try to use DDU

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

Eliminate all your GPU drivers, then install the Crimson beta.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

k ill try that thanks ill report back

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

k heres an update I used the ddu and installed the crimson beta but now its only at 15.30.1901 and shows the other updates but every time I update it , it stays on the one I am at now.

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

And BF1 is still giving you the error I assume?

You may be out of luck. I thought that the Beta gave you the newest driver, but it seems not, its the last of the old driver with a beta of the new features and look.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

this is what I get everytime I install it..

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

and I try to update it but it gives me the same setup as the pic above.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

damn so if I do have to upgrade what would be the best card to upgrade to that's the top 1, I am interested in 4k also. thank you

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

On the link I gave you you definitely downloaded the second file and are using that?

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

dycegamez :

Need the rest of your system specs to make a reccomendation

Lazybear · Aug 31, 2016

The only way is to do the regedit option someone here suggested. You can't install the crimson beta because the newest beta driver for your card is not even close to the one required to launch the game. Your GPU is 'Legacy' which means it's discontinued and doesn't have support. I just edited my registry and played a few hours with 40 FPS average on my 6870, and I backed up my registry so I can go back to my old settings when done.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

Yes , I downloaded and installed the 2nd one. My specs are ... I have an rampage extreme 3 , 24gbs of ram , i7 980x, and the Radeon 5970 HD card.

dycegamez · Aug 31, 2016

Might try it Lazybear not sure yet, even if I do that I still wont be able to play the real game when it comes out with out doing that alos, I guess its time to lay the 5970 to rest and sell it or something and get a newer better card.

Rogue Leader · Aug 31, 2016

With a 980x I would not buy anything higher than a GTX 1060 or an RX 480. Neither of those cards are able to do 4k (well not playably at any good level of detail). But at 1080p your system should last a while with either of those cards.

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